Perhentian Islands
Boat-access Perhentian reef with coral and easy conditions.
Boat-access Perhentian reef with coral and easy conditions.
Boat access and seasonal conditions make local operator planning the practical way to dive it.
Tukas Darat is a boat-access reef on the eastern face of Tanjung Tukas in the Perhentian Islands, with a shallow rocky slope, staghorn coral patches, and usual reef fish. It is a beginner-friendly site that also works well for snorkellers in calm conditions, with blue-ring angelfish, moray eels, bannerfish, clownfish, and other reef life using the slope and coral heads. The site is best treated as a straightforward daytime reef dive when the sea is settled and the island is in season.
Site Conditions
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Shallow rocky slope with staghorn coral patches and an easy profile for beginner reef dives.
Snorkeling
The shallow profile makes it viable for snorkellers, especially when the sea is calm.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
Community dive listing that marks the site as boat entry.
Boulder-and-swim-through reef dive on the Perhentian east side.
Perhentian wreck dive with fish shelter and boat access.